payout

Winner's cash prize

A payout is money paid out, especially a large sum disbursed at once: The insurance payout covered the rebuilding costs, The lottery payout exceeded ten million dollars.

Payouts come from insurance claims, investments, lawsuits, or gambling wins.

The word emphasizes the recipient's perspective—money coming to them rather than going from the source.

distribution

allocation

Distribution of shares

division · dispersal · sharing · proportioning · rationing · dole · parceling · proration · divvying · splitting

bonus

windfall

Unanticipated lucky gain

reward · incentive · premium · gratuity · sweetener · perquisite · benefit · grant · gift · surplus

gambling

winnings

Money gained from betting

lottery · wager · odds · stakes · bookmaker · slot · blackjack · roulette · craps · baccarat

compensation

settlement

Resolved dispute or colony

reimbursement · reparation · redress · remuneration · amends · recoupment · refund · recompense · recovery · award

insurance

claim

Statement of ownership or truth

coverage · annuity · maturity · surrender · lump-sum · structured · disability · underwriting · actuary · deductible

dividend

shareholder

Equity owner in corporation

  • yieldProduce or relinquish
  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
  • stockGoods kept for sale

quarterly · interim · final · ex-dividend · scrip · portfolio · capital · profit · reinvestment · declaration

Categories
Opposites
direction of money flow

payoutdeposit

Place for safekeeping

contribution · collection · receipt · inflow · intake

financial action type

payoutdeposit

Place for safekeeping

investment · savings · accumulation · buy-in · stake

obligation fulfillment

payoutcollection

Gathered set of items

debt · liability · obligation · receivable · charge

Family

payouts

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G